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Utilizing Multiple Grader Rubrics for Practical Assessment of Student Perform...ExamSoft
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This interactive session will discuss methods for utilizing ExamSoft multiple grader rubrics for practical assessment activities. Building a multiple grader rubric and assigning graders to student groups will be demonstrated. Procedures to track and categorize student performance data will be discussed and strategies for faculty collaboration will be shared. Physical and technological logistics associated with utilizing multiple grader rubrics for practical assessments will be outlined for replication. Utilizing audience response technology and small group discussion, participants will be actively engaged in an exchange surrounding the topics presented and how they can be applied in their academic setting. A discussion surrounding ways multiple grader rubrics can be incorporated at attendees’ institutions to support practical aspects of student assessment will ensue.
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
1) Describe methods for utilizing ExamSoft multiple grader rubrics for practical assessment activities
2) Identify logistical considerations associated with administering practical assessments
3) Develop a process for replicating the use of multiple grader rubrics
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Rob Atterbury,
ConnectEd: The California Center for College and Career
Beth Kay,
National Academy Foundation
Lois Ann Porter,
National Academy Foundation
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This interactive session will discuss methods for utilizing ExamSoft multiple grader rubrics for practical assessment activities. Building a multiple grader rubric and assigning graders to student groups will be demonstrated. Procedures to track and categorize student performance data will be discussed and strategies for faculty collaboration will be shared. Physical and technological logistics associated with utilizing multiple grader rubrics for practical assessments will be outlined for replication. Utilizing audience response technology and small group discussion, participants will be actively engaged in an exchange surrounding the topics presented and how they can be applied in their academic setting. A discussion surrounding ways multiple grader rubrics can be incorporated at attendees’ institutions to support practical aspects of student assessment will ensue.
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
1) Describe methods for utilizing ExamSoft multiple grader rubrics for practical assessment activities
2) Identify logistical considerations associated with administering practical assessments
3) Develop a process for replicating the use of multiple grader rubrics
In this webinar we will cover the detailed implementation of Career Coach, from the benefits of purchase to the internal and external launch. In particular, we will go through the launch timeline and the roles and responsibilities of everyone involved in the project. Sarah Wilson and Owen Sutkowski from Central Piedmont Community College will be presenting.
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Soft Skills Training - 180 Programs
Management Skills Training- 140 Programs
Technical Skills Training- 80 Programs
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International Skills Development Training - 60 Programs
NSDC QP Training - 45 Programs
IT Training Programs – 25
English Language for all levels
Skill Development 350 Programs
Rural Development Programs
Entrepreneur Development Programs
Women Development Programs
Sectors Skill Oriented Training 75 Programs
NSQF / OSQP – 120 Programs
On-Job Training 60 Programs
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any Interested aspirants may contact us
9176733557 / 044-24311557
info@anytraininganywhere.com
www.anytraininganywhere.com
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Lois Ann Porter,
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The NAF Student Certification Assessment System: Benefits for Students and Teachers and NAF Support
1.
2. The NAF Student
Certification Assessment
System (SCAS)
Why Should I Do This and
How Will NAF Support Me?
…with a special focus on the
components that strengthen and
assess work-based learning.
7. #nafnext
Earning the NAF
Student Certificate
In 4 NAF Courses:
Project Assessment
End of Course Exam
Internship Assessment
Graduation Requirements
8. #nafnext
Why the SCAS?
Helps Set Clear Targets for Learning That
Matters
Helps Students Improve Learning That Matters
Helps You Evaluate Student Learning That
Matters
Helps NAF Improve Programs and Services
Helps Schools Demonstrate Effectiveness and
Fund Programs
Enhances Students’ College and Career
Opportunities Through Postsecondary and
Employer Recognition of Achievements
18. #nafnext
#NAFNext
Culminating Project Assessment
Self -Assessment
Teamwork and
Collaboration
Communication, Critical
Thinking and Problem
Solving, Research Skills
Reading and Writing,
Quantitative
Reasoning.
Application of
disciplinary
knowledge
Application of Career
and Technical
Knowledge
19. #nafnext
Strengthening and Assessing
Work - Based Learning Through
Culminating Project Assessments
o All NAF-developed courses have
culminating projects
o All culminating projects share these
features:
Driving question that sets up
opportunity for interaction with
industry and community
professionals
Planning and Implementation
Stage Products and a Final
Product
20. #nafnext
Culminating Project
Driving Questions
“How can we educate our families and fellow students
about issues critical to a person’s financial literacy?”
“How can we best design an all-inclusive vacation
package that is attractive to high school students?”
“How do we best design a ‘dream’ computer system that
meets a specific purpose and stays within budget?”
“How can we as a team of consultants best inform
patients with a particular disease about the professionals
who will contribute to their care?"
21. #nafnext
• Research
• Rough Drafts of Display Board, Brochure, and Talking Points
• Business Proposal
• Special Meal Plan, Itinerary, Promotion Plan, Brochure
• Project Planner Report
• Component Price List and Presentation Reference Sheet
• Informational Profile of a Disease
• Compiled Interview Notes and Professional Profile Sheets
Culminating Project
Planning and Implementation Products
22. #nafnext
• Display Board, Brochure, and Talking Points
• Vacation Package and Vacation Package Presentation
• Dream Computer PowerPoint Presentation
• Health Professionals Pamphlet and Pitch
Culminating Project
Final Products
23. #nafnext
Culminating Project
Work Sample and Related Learning Objectives
Health Careers Example
Work Sample Learning
Objective
Informational
Profile of a
Disease (Lesson 5,
Step 5, Student
Resource 5.3)
2.4.3: Identify
major public
health issues
24. #nafnext
1. What ideas, concepts, and skills from the specific learning
objectives did you apply while developing this work?
2. How does the work sample you selected demonstrate your
understanding and application of the ideas, concepts, and
skills from the specific learning objectives you mentioned
above?
3. Describe the quality of your work sample in relationship to
the specific learning objectives.
4. Describe what you could improve about your work sample.
5. Describe how you contributed to the development of the
selected work sample.
Culminating Project
Reflection Questions
25. #nafnext
• Demonstrates understanding of the major ideas,
concepts, and skills covered in the targeted learning
objectives.
• Demonstrates ability to apply the knowledge and
skills covered in the targeted learning objectives.
• Demonstrates ability to reflect on the quality of
his/her work in relationship to the targeted learning
objectives, providing examples of strengths and
limitations of work samples and the final product..
• Demonstrates contribution in the group through all
stages (i.e., work samples and the final product).
Culminating Project Assessment Rubric
26. #nafnext
Strengthening Work - Based Learning
Through Culminating Project Assessments:
When students know expectations
Then they rise to the challenge!
27. #nafnext
Strengthening Work - Based Learning
Through Culminating Project Assessments:
When
Students are informed at the very beginning of the
project that the project is part of the certification
assessment, and that to be successful, they must
complete each step, upload work samples and answer
reflection questions, and they are given the reflection
questions and certification assessment rubric,
Specifically, that means …
28. #nafnext
Strengthening Work - Based Learning
Through Culminating Project Assessments:
ThenStudents will see and understand the big
picture of each culminating project as a stepping stone
and an opportunity to hone the skills that they will need
to be successful in pursuing postsecondary certificates
and degrees, and in pursuing a career.
Specifically, that means …
33. #nafnext
Making the SCAS easy to use
Other ease of use improvements
in the works:
• Pre-populating student
accounts
• Check-off method for
enrolling students in classes
35. #nafnext
Training and support in the
works:
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Short videos demonstrating
how to perform each step
online
• Regularly scheduled webinars
36. #nafnext
o Training for district level leadership and staff,
principals, and other site-level leadership and
staff with need to know but who do not touch
the SCAS directly
o Training for advisory boards on SCAS with
particular emphasis on the work-based
learning components (projects and
internship) that are opportunities for advisory
board engagement.
o Training for teachers in how to incorporate
SCAS requirements into lesson plans to
ensure students perform well on Culminating
project assessment and End of course exam
Training
37. #nafnext
o Training for NAF Field Services staff to provide
front-line support for first-time users, and
troubleshooting assistance.
o Training for school site IT support in
conducting System Checks and preferred
methods for accessing Secure Browser
o ITS Technical Support available Monday
through Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm EST. If
you are in need of immediate assistance
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Michael J. Strait, Ph.D.
Director
Student Certification & Assessment
National Academy Foundation
mstrait@naf.org
415.692.1569
Mike Henson
Director
District Engagement
National Academy Foundation
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Editor's Notes
The central purpose of the NAF student certification assessment system is to certify graduates of NAF academy programs as college and career ready.NAF defines college and career readiness as including:Core Academics include academic content knowledge (e.g. English, mathematics, science, history, arts) and post-secondary context knowledge (admissions requirements, affording college, and different college types)Career Knowledge includes career content knowledge (e.g. knowledge specific to the profession) and career context knowledge (e.g., pathway requirements and qualifications)Foundational Skills include Critical and systemic thinking and problem solving, Information literacy, Creativity and Innovation, Organizational/technology skills, Time management, Flexibility and adaptability, Communication (oral and written, listening and observation)Interpersonal Skills include Collaboration and teamwork, Ethical behavior, Ability to work with diverse individuals Self-Management includes Awareness of one’s own abilities and performance, Self-directed; takes initiative; resourcefulness
TheSCAS is intended to complement the PARCC/SBAC assessments to form a much more robust measure of college and career readiness.
The SCAS measures college and career readiness using multiple course-based assessments and an internship assessment. The course-based assessment components include end of course exams and culminating project assessments. The culminating project assessment and internship assessment are rubric-based performance assessments the measure application of academic and career knowledge and the cognitive and non-cognitive competencies needed to succeed in both college and career. The internship assessment, and the course-embedded culminating project assessments in many cases, double as work-based learning assessments.
Earning the NAF student certificate requires the successful completion of the SCAS end of course exams and culminating project assessments for certification in four NAF semester-length courses, or approved alternatives,and successful completion of an internship or other qualifying culminating work-based learning experience, and meeting local high school graduation requirements. Due to local course configuration differences and specific joint certification pathways with industry groups, this may look different in different states.
By “Learning That Matters” I mean precisely the learning outcomes NAF identifies as dimensions of College and Career Readiness just detailed.First 3 are immediate benefits. Second 3 are benefits that only come with wide use and analysis of results
The internship assessment and the course-embedded culminating project assessment strengthen and assess work-based learning (WBL) if WBL is understood to mean learning experiences that involve interaction with industry or community professionals.
Internship is the Culminating Work-Based Learning Experience in a NAF Program. The Internship Assessment that is part of the SCAS is the summative assessment of the student’s performance in the internship for purposes of NAF certification. It is the formal evaluation by work-site supervisor, and can and should be the basis for strengthening not just the quality of the internship as a culminating work-based learning experience, but the quality of work-based learning experiences leading up to internship. The internship assessment sets a clear target for learning that matters: the foundational, interpersonal, and self-management skills and dispositions that contribute to college and career success in every field of study and career path.
Foundational skills assessed in the internship. Note that 3 of the seven skills assessed separately here are often represented together simply as communication skills (listening and observation, oral communication, and written communication). While that makes sense when trying to shorten a list of outcomes for purposes of communication, the input we received from industry representatives in our assessment development process was that these three distinctly different communication skills should be separately addressed in a performance assessment.
Applied Workplace skills assessed in the internship. Some of the skills grouped here are listed in our CCR definition document as foundational skills, and others form the core of what that document identifies as interpersonal skills. Again, these differences in grouping are largely a result of differences in the purposes of the lists: one to communicate to a broad audience, the other to assess performance in actual work situations.
Self-Management assessed in the internship. The list of self-management skills is much more detailed for purposes of assessment than it is in the CCR definition document. Every item in the assessment form is there because an argument was made during assessment development for keeping it separate. We suspect that with analysis of a sufficiently large number of results, we will be able to make an argument based on empirical evidence for reducing the number of items here by consolidating some of the more highly correlated ones.
Contextual knowledge of career requirements and the workplace are also assessed in the internship. Part II of the internship assessment includes only four items. The first two could be considered a check on the career content and contextual knowledge that is more specifically and thoroughly assessed through course-based project assessments and end of course exams. The third and fourth are important learnings that can really only be assessed in the context of a real work experience like the internship. In a shorter list, for communication purposes, the fourth item might be considered covered by interpersonal skills as assessed in the applied workplace skills category. But here the focus is on interaction between and within workplace defined roles.
Foundational skills assessed in the internship. Part III of the internship assessment is important for information gathering that will help NAF and the academies better understand what position-specific skills employers are expecting for program improvement purposes; but by definition, these are skills that are not necessarily needed across all career paths, so they are not counted in the internship assessment for CCR certification purposes.
Your internship coordinator will have electronic copies of all of these documents. So the above slides and these documents detail what is being assessed in the internship assessment. The extent to which these “clear targets” help strengthen work-based learning depends on the extent to which work-based learning experiences designed and implemented as part of a program of study are made to align with these outcomes assessed in the internship. [Give Guidelines documents as handout.]
The internship assessment and the course-embedded culminating project assessment strengthen and assess work-based learning (WBL) if WBL is understood to mean learning experiences that involve interaction with industry or community professionals.
The culminating project assessmentmeasures a variety of college and career readiness knowledge and skills.
Key features of a culminating project: career related interaction with professionals and work samples that can be evaluated against a common rubric
Examples of Driving Questions from four NAF courses.
Planning and Implementation products that can be uploaded to the SCAS by students
Final Products to be uploaded to the SCAS by students
Example of an Implementation Stage Product and a related Learning Objective from the Health Careers Culminating Project
When Students are informed at the very beginning of the project that the project is part of the certification assessment, and that to be successful, they must complete each step, upload work samples and answer reflection questions, and they are given the reflection questions and certification assessment rubric, Then Students will see and understand the big picture of each culminating project as a stepping stone and an opportunity to hone the skills that they will need to be successful in pursuing postsecondary certificates and degrees, and in pursuing a career. they rise to the challenge!
When Students are informed at the very beginning of the project that the project is part of the certification assessment, and that to be successful, they must complete each step, upload work samples and answer reflection questions, and they are given the reflection questions and certification assessment rubric, Then Students will see and understand the big picture of each culminating project as a stepping stone and an opportunity to hone the skills that they will need to be successful in pursuing postsecondary certificates and degrees, and in pursuing a career. they rise to the challenge!
When Students are informed at the very beginning of the project that the project is part of the certification assessment, and that to be successful, they must complete each step, upload work samples and answer reflection questions, and they are given the reflection questions and certification assessment rubric, Then Students will see and understand the big picture of each culminating project as a stepping stone and an opportunity to hone the skills that they will need to be successful in pursuing postsecondary certificates and degrees, and in pursuing a career. they rise to the challenge!
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